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Monday, June 25, 2012

6th Edition: Allies, Fortifications and the Competitive scene.

So there is a lot of talk about allies and fortifications and how they shouldn't be allowed on the tournament scene. One of the main arguments is that there will be broken combos!! Let me tell you, there are already lists that min / max each and every point to maximum efficiency, to the point of "broken." People "Power Game" any system, so why not allow for more variety? I have heard the example of Adepticon being 28% Grey knights being used to support this; that similar army lists make for a bland environment, and I agree. 28% of 256 using GK is lame as fuck. The best way to prevent this from happening again is to make more armies "viable." More combinations is a great way to do this. Now if we add fortifications, specifically, fortifications that allow for in game effects, such as reserve manipulation (I'm looking at you, Mr. Skyshield Landing Platform) and now we have opened a variety of doors that make even more armies possible.